Music Education with an Emphasis in Choral Music K-12 (BMEd)
Music Education with an Emphasis in Choral Music K-12
(BMEd)
This program offered by Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts/
Supportive Courses
Department of Music
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Program Description
Webster offers two degree tracks in music education to meet
or exceed the requirements of the State of Missouri for teacher
certification, K-12. These programs are designed for students who
wish to teach music in elementary, middle, or secondary school
music programs.
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Admission and Audition Requirements
To be admitted as an undergraduate music major or music minor,
applicants must complete an in-person audition/interview with
the music faculty and complete various diagnostic examinations.
Auditions are arranged through the Office of Undergraduate
Admissions. Specific information on the audition requirements for
each music degree program is available from the department’s
website. Priority consideration for performance scholarships is
given to students who complete all admission requirements before
March 30 of the application year.
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Piano Proficiency
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Degree Requirements
A minimum of 128 credit hours consisting of the following:
• Required courses
• Applicable University Global Citizenship Program hours, as
adjusted for the Bachelor of Music Education
• Electives
All music education majors also complete:
Global Citizenship Program for Bachelor of Music Education
• FRSH 1200: First Year Seminar
• 6 credit hours from courses designated ‘Roots of
Cultures’ (One course with the MUSC prefix can fulfill GCP
and major requirements simultaneously.)
• 3 credit hours from courses designated ‘Social Systems &
Human Behavior’
• 3 credit hours from courses designated ‘Global
Understanding’ (DANC 1040 may satisfy both a requirement
of the major and a GCP requirement.)
• 3 credit hours from courses designated ‘Physical & Natural
World’ or ‘Quantitative Literacy’
• KEYS 4XXX: Global Keystone Seminar
NOTE: Except where specified otherwise, the above courses
must not also satisfy major requirements. GCP skills requirements
may be fulfilled with the courses above, courses in the major,
or electives. Arts Appreciation is satisfied in meeting the
requirements for the major
Required Courses
Core Music Courses
1. The School of Education's required Global Citizenship
Program courses satisfying the state education
requirements; and
2. The following courses:
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DUC 2000 Beginning Practicum in Education
(Grade of B or better) (1 hour)
• EDUC 2110 Communication in Education (3 hours)
• EDUC 2300 Child and Adolescent Development
(3 hours)
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DUC 2800 Foundations in Education
(Grade of B or better) (3 hours)
• EDUC 2900 Education of Students with Exceptionalities
(3 hours)
• EDUC 3000 Practicum: Elementary (1 hour)
• EDUC 3100 Learning, Teaching, and Assessment (3
hours)
• EDUC 4000 Apprentice Teaching Seminar (1 hour)
• EDUC 4435 Inclusive Practices for the General
Education Teacher (3 hours)
• EDUC 4970 Apprentice Teaching: Secondary English
(13 hours)
• MUSC 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020 Music Theory I-IV (12 hours)
• MUSC 1810, 1820, 2810, 2820 Musicianship I-IV (8 hours)
• MUSC 2030, 2040 Survey of Music History I, II (6 hours)
Webster University 2016-2017 Undergraduate Studies Catalog DRAFT
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Majors
Each undergraduate music major must demonstrate proficiency
on the piano keyboard. Proficiency is demonstrated through
at least two semesters of piano lessons or classes. Piano
Proficiency content is described in the Department of Music
Handbook. Music Education majors take a separate proficiency
exam no later than the junior year, the contents of which are
described in the Department of Music Handbook.
MUSC 3410 Conducting I (3 hours)
MUSC 3430 Choral Conducting and Literature (3 hours)
MUSC 4001, 4002 Applied Music: Piano/Voice (12 hours)
MUSC 1080, 1085, 2001, 2501, 2502 Applied Music:
Secondary and
Non-Major Piano/Voice (only one semester MUSC 1080 or
1085 allowed toward this requirement)(6-7 hours)
MUSC 2200 Intro to Music Education (2 hours)
MUSC 3050 Music Software Applications (2 hours)
MUSC 3210 Elementary School Music Methods (3 hours)
MUSC 3220 Behavior Management in the Music Classroom
(1 hour)
MUSC 3230 Secondary Choral/General Music Methods (2
hours)
MUSC 3240 Teaching Reading in the Music Classroom (3
hours)
MUSC 4070 Choral Arranging (2 hours)
MUSC 4250 Vocal Pedagogy (2 hours)
MUSC 4080 Secondary Choral Methods and Literature (3
hours)
MUSC 0790 Piano Proficiency (0 hours)
MUSC 0890 Recital Attendance (six semesters required) (0
hours)
MUSC 0990 Master Class (six semesters required) (0 hours)
Major Ensemble 7 hours to be selected from the
following:
• MUSC 4900 Webster University Concert Choir (1 hour
per semester)
• MUSC 4910 Webster University Chamber Singers (1
hour per semester)
• MUSC 4920 Webster University Women's Chorus (1
hour per semester)